Alt-week 27.10.12: ancient texts, super-Earths and special-ops mice
By James Trew posted Oct 27th 2012 5:00PM Alt-week peels back the covers on some of the more curious sci-tech stories from the last seven days. If, like us, you struggle to read the front of the Corn Flakes box of a morning, you likely gave up any hope of cracking ancient codes long ago. If you didn’t, however, then your time might be now — as one of the oldest scripts know to man is still up for grabs. Prefer just to...
Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Board Declares Quarterly Dividend of $2.65 per Common ShareCUPERTINO, California—October 25, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter ended September 29, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $36.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.2 billion, or $8.67 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.3 billion and net profit of $6.6 billion, or $7.05 per diluted share, in...
TiVo teases long-awaited HD guide upgrades for fall DVR update
By Richard Lawler posted Oct 26th 2012 12:06AM When we originally reviewed the TiVo Premiere DVR back in 2010, one of our laments was that its revamped HD guide style didn’t cover all of the screens in its menu system, and the issue still existed when we reviewed the XL4 earlier this year. Finally, that’s being addressed, as TiVo VP Margret Schmidt has confirmed the upcoming fall update will bring reworked screens for the...
IT Industry Gains 100,000 Jobs in First Half of 2012
The latest IT job report from TechAmerica shows growth in tech industries for the first half of 2012. While the 1.7 percent increase appears modest, it equates to almost 100,000 new jobs for IT professionals. See the article here: IT Industry Gains 100,000 Jobs in First Half of 2012click this
Xiaomi Phone 2 officially launching in China on October 30th, 16GB and 32GB flavors offered
By Richard Lai posted Oct 26th 2012 1:06AM With all these Snapdragon S4 Pro phones popping up here and there, Xiaomi’s finally announcing its launch plan for the retail version of its very own Xiaomi Phone 2 aka MI-Two, which is also powered by Qualcomm’s APQ8064 SoC. Here’s what’s going to happen: on October 30th, the company’s online store will release the first 50,000 units, followed by another 250,000...
